I didn't expect a whole lot from this kit, but it does great for what it is. The strobes are durable plastic and while they aren't super powerful, they work perfect for one or two person studio shoots. The barn door and color gel setup surprised me with its quality. I expected flimsy and gimmicky just to throw into the holiday kit, but it is the real deal. For three lights at this price, I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a lightweight, mobile studio light kit. Just don't forget you'll need light stands and a carry bag of some sort.

I couldn't resist the 50% off this kit was offered at, and got it as an extra lighting. To pay less than $300 for the whole kit, it was a decent price.But i dare say, wile it has good value at such discount - it is not worthy its full price.Surely, strobes work fine, they are reasonably powerful (comparable, just a tiny bit stronger than SB-900), and modeling light is a nice thing. however, annoying beeping with every shot does not help concentrationg on work, and you can't switch the [*]thing off. The mount of the strobe is kind of "untypical", so if you want to get inexpensive soft box on online auction sites - you will have a problem finding correct mount type. (Or - you need to get Westcott soft box at a much higher price.) Umbrellas are quite average and not very large. Such umbrellas, same as filters and barn doors are available at online auction sites at very low prices.So, if you want a starting kit and have small budget - and it is still on sale - it is all ok. Go for it! But if you need to pay full price for it, look around for other options (Bees?), as you may not want to keep these for a long time, if you do lots of photo work...

This is great value at the price listed, I am sure this this will not last longer, good holiday savings. So far so good, it seems to work as specified, I had always wanted to experiment more with lighting. This gear gives me all I need to experiment. My mainlights are elinchrom and this supplements with all the add ons to the main light. I could also use these as mainlights as well.

I was a little concerned about the power of these lights, but I have been pleasantly surprised. They are more than adequate for individual and small group portraits. The features are great for the price, and I like the portability of them. I'm having fun with them and am looking forward to extending my range of abilities. Note: Can't turn the audible off. Go with the Plus if you want that feature.

First Set of Strobes and I waited forever to get them.....Glad I did! Just getting into the whole studio thing so I didn't want to spend a ton of money. After looking and reading and more looking I am glad I purchased these units...Great to start out with when you are on a budget!!!!!